kingdom monera intro and archaebacteria

Question 1

who are the sole members of Monera?

Answer 1

BACTERIA

Question 2

which microbes are the most abundant ones?

Answer 2

BACTERIA

Question 3

at what all places are bacteria found?

Answer 3

soil, hot springs, snow, deserts, deep oceans, also sometimes bacteria can be parasitic

Question 4

what are the different shapes that bacteria are found in

Answer 4

cocci ( spherical coccus, gole gole), rod-shaped bacillus ( bacilli, lookin like spatula), the comma-shaped vibrium ( vibrio) and spiral one (spirilla)

Question 5

how is the structure and behavior of bacteria?

Answer 5

the structure s simple but the behavior is complex

Question 6

what is a special character of bacteria?

Answer 6

has the most extensive metabolic diversity

Question 7

mention and explain various modes of nutrition that bacteria can have :

Answer 7

1] it can be autotrophic i.e it can synthesise its own food thro inorganic substrates
They can be chemosynthetic autotrophs or photosynthetic autotrophs
2] vast / majority of bacteria are heterotrophs

Question 8

how is archaebacteria special? give egs:

Answer 8

they are special since they can survive the harshest environment
eg: 1) salty areas - halophiles
2) hot springs - thermoacidophiles
3) marshy areas - methanogens

Question 9

how do archaebacteria survive in harsh conditions?

Answer 9

they have a unique cell composition and hence survive under extreme conditions

Question 10

which archaebacteria is found in cow dung or the gut of cows/ buffalos? and mention its role

Answer 10

methanogens, releases methane (biogas)